Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The act of impaling, or the state of being impaled. 2. (n.) An inclosing by stakes or pales, or the space so enclosed. 3. (n.) That which hedges in; enclosure. 4. (n.) The division of a shield palewise, or by a vertical line, esp. for the purpose of putting side by side the arms of husband and wife. See Impale, 3.

Multi-Version Concordance Impalement (1 Occurrence) 2 Corinthians 12:7 And judging by the stupendous grandeur of the revelations--therefore lest I should be over-elated there has been sent to me, like the agony of impalement, Satan's angel dealing blow after blow, lest I should be over-elated. (WEY)